Director: David Ayer Writer: David Ayer Stars: Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman It is April 1945. The place is Germany. The Third Reich is on the verge of collapse but it […]
Fury – Movie Review
Things To Do In Dublin (20-10-14 – 26-10-14)
Another week in Dublin and this week the main event is the Bram Stoker Festival which has events all over the city! There’s the Shapesifter’s ball in IMMA. There is also a […]
The Best of Me – Movie Review
The Best of Me – Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Michael Hoffman Writers: J. Mills Goodloe (screenplay), Will Fetters (screenplay) Stars: James Marsden, Michelle Monaghan, Luke Bracey There is a certain place […]
Competition – Win tickets to Frankenhooker – IFI Horrorthon
Is it that time of year already? Yes, the Horrorthon is just about to return to the IFI which an exciting line up of movies about things that go bump in the […]
Palo Alto – Movie Review
Palo Alto – Review by David Turpin Directed by: Gia Coppola Starring: Emma Roberts, Jack Kilmer, Nat Wolff, James Franco Directed by Gia Coppola (granddaughter of Francis and niece of Sofia), Palo […]
Ciudad Furor Festival – Filmbase – 7th to 11th of November
This is a festival focusing on Urban spaces and taking the form of a series of talks, discussions and film screenings, all taking place in Filmbase from November 7th to 11th. It […]
Light Moves – Festival of Dance film – Limerick – 6-9th Nov
Details of the Light Moves festival taking place in Limerick between Nov 6th and 9th have just been revealed. It is a festival of Dance film, but sadly no Dirty Dancing! We […]
Competition – Win Tickets to Jameson Cult Film Club screening of Friday The 13th
Win tickets to the Jameson Cult Film Club screening of Friday The 13th. Camp Crystal Lake is looking for new unsuspecting victims… the Jameson Cult Film Club returns to Dublin for a […]
Showrunners – Movie Review
Showrunners: the art of running a TV Show – Review by Frank L. Written and Directed by Des Doyle Increasingly “shows” are what people watch. The excitement leading up to the final […]
Gold – Movie Review
Gold – Review by Frank L. Director: Niall Heery Writers: Brendan Heery, Niall Heery Stars: James Nesbitt, Maisie Williams, David Wilmot Ray (David Wilmot) in his early forties has achieved little in […]
Things To Do In Dublin (13-10-14 – 19-10-14)
The Theatre festival has come to an end for another year, but don’t lose hope! There’s still plenty on around the city. The Stanley Kubrick Season is at the Lighthouse has a […]
Bram Stoker Festival – Line Up Revealed
The Bram Stoker festival continues to grow and grow, and this year there’s even more events aimed at all age groups, and gives you a chance to unleash your inner Goth! I’m […]
Annabelle – Movie Review
Annabelle – Movie Review by Cormac Fitzgerald Directed by: John Leonetti Starring: Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, Alfre Woodard, Tony Amendola In cinemas: October 10 Billed as a prequel to 2013’s successful The […]
The Calling – Movie Review
The Calling – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Jason Stone Starring: Susan Sarandon, Topher Grace, Donald Sutherland, Ellen Burstyn Transplanting the dogged-but-damaged heroine and chilly atmospherics of The Killing to a […]
No Idle Day Festival – Young Hearts Run Free – Oct 10th – 12th
There’s a quirky little music and arts festival taking place in Dublin next weekend, that you may not have heard about! It has an impressive list of performers, such as Katie Kim, […]
Things To Do In Dublin (6-10-14 – 12-10-14)
The Dublin Theatre Festival is in its last week, with lots to do around the city. The Stanley Kubrick Season is at the Lighthouse has a few classics this week.There’s also the […]
Night Will Fall – Movie Review
Night Will Fall – Review by Frank L. Directed by Andre Singer Writer: Lynette Singer Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Bernstein Towards the end of the Second World War the British army trained […]
Gone Girl – Movie Review
Gone Girl Directed by: David Fincher Starring: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Carrie Coon In cinemas October 2nd Any movie based on a global best selling novel that […]
Dolphins Tale 2 – Movie Review
Dolphin Tale 2 – Movie Review Director: Charles Martin Smith Writers:Charles Martin Smith, Karen Janszen (characters) Stars: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble, Harry Connick Jr., Kris Kristofferson This is the story […]
Violette – Movie Review
Violette – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Martin Provost Writers: Martin Provost (screenplay), Marc Abdelnour (screenplay), Stars: Emmanuelle Devos, Sandrine Kiberlain, Olivier Gourmet Violette Leduc was born illegitimate in 1907 […]
Mr. Turner – Movie Review
Mr. Turner – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Mike Leigh Starring: Timothy Spall, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey, Paul Jesson Mike Leigh’s twelfth feature film is, perhaps surprisingly, a period biography, dealing […]
Unbreakable: The story of Mark Pollock – Movie Review
Unbreakable: The story of Mark Pollock – Review by Frank L. Directed by Ross Whitaker On his website in a short video Mark Pollock in a confident voice states: “When I was […]
Things to Do in Dublin (29-09-14 – 5-10-14)
The Dublin Theatre Festival is probably the main event in Dublin this weather, with events all around the city The Stanley Kubrick Season is at the Lighthouse, and I’ve been looking forward […]
New Movie Releases – 26-9-14
Another week at the Monster-plex and more features fighting for air! This week is a week like any other, but we do have a Cronenberg release, which is getting quite average reviews […]
What We Did On Our Holiday – Movie Review
What We Did on Our Holiday – Review by Cormac Fitzgerald Directed by: And Hamilton and Guy Jenkin Starring: Billy Connolly, Rosamund Pike, David Tenant, Release Date: 23 September 2014 What We […]
Human Capital (Il capitale umano) – Movie Review
Human Capital (Il capitale umano) – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Paolo Virzì Starring: Fabrizio Bentivolgio, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Fabrizio Gifuni A box office hit in Italy, Paolo Virzì’s Human Capital […]
Ida – Movie Review
Ida – Movie Review by Frank L. Director: Pawel Pawlikowski Writers: Pawel Pawlikowski, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Stars: Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska, Dawid Ogrodnik Pawel Pawlikoski was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1957, at […]
The Equalizer – Movie Review
The Equalizer – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Antoine Fuqua Starring: Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Mortez Notionally based on a 1980s television series that made an unlikely U.S. star […]
Things to Do in Dublin (22-09-14 – 28-09-14)
The Tiger has gone into hibernation with the end of the Tiger Dublin Fringe so we have a few weeks of calm and reflection, right? Nope, it’s going to be bedlam out […]
No More Workhorse 